Comparison

Focus timer vs Pomodoro Kingdom

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Focus timer

Enhance concentration with a Pomodoro-style timer. Choose from various ambient sounds to create a focused work or study environment. Customize focus and break durations, and receive end-of-timer reminders with a selection of sounds.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro timer with customizable intervals
  • Ambient soundscapes for focus
  • Customizable focus and break times
  • End-of-timer reminders with sound options
  • Minimalist interface with flip animation
  • Background running support
Features
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Focus timer is a tomato timer based app that helps you concentrate on your work and study. When you want to start concentrating on, you can choose an environment, accompanied by beaches, trains, rainy days, bonfire, country cricket sounds, and you will be comfortable concentrating on. Features: - Tomato timer, break down work into intervals, traditionally 25 minutes in length, separated by short breaks. - Support custom time, easy to set the focus time, rest time. - Set the reminder after the end of the timer, a variety of sounds to choose from. - Minimal interface design, timer display clear with flip animation - Supports background running

About

Pomodoro Kingdom

Features
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Pomodoro Timer + RPG! Use the Pomodoro Technique to hone your skills! This is a non-game application. Set the skills you want to improve and the time you want to work on them, and then just get to work! Stay focused while you work, and when break time comes, take a proper rest! What is the Pomodoro Technique? Time management technique of repeating 25-minute work sessions and 5-minute breaks It is effective in reducing mental fatigue while increasing productivity The key is to concentrate while you work! During breaks, you need to rest well. It is recommended to drink water, stretch, and get some sunshine during breaks! ■Flexible Skills For example, if you want to study for a test, you can choose "Math" or "World History". If you want to work hard at a side job, "Program Study".... When you want to focus on housework, you can do "cooking" or "cleaning"... Create skills to fit your life! ■There are three types of timers 20 minutes work / 10 minutes rest 25 minutes work / 5 minutes rest 50 minutes work / 10 minutes rest You'll find a timer that works for you! King's blessing upon completion of timer Fireworks will go off, and there will be a performance to increase the skill level gained through this hard work. It's kind of nice! Setting items Energy-saving mode  Reduces the frame rate while the timer is running to ease battery drain SE  Whether or not to sound the SE of the blessing fireworks that go up when the timer ends Character Change  You can change the appearance of your character BGM Selection  Choose background music while working or taking a break  The more GEMs you earn during the timer, the more BGM you can select. Organize Skills  You can select and delete skills you have created. Timer Color  Create colors for timers during work and rest periods

Screenshots

Focus timer4 screens
Pomodoro Kingdom3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pomodoro Kingdom at none against Focus timer's 1. Pomodoro Kingdom also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Focus timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pomodoro Kingdom asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Focus timer versus Pomodoro Kingdom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus timerPomodoro Kingdom
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB130 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer书敏 贾masashi yamashiro

Bugs and requests

Focus timer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Timer stops when device is locked or app is minimized
  • Inconsistent timer behavior when switching between apps

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to set custom alarm/notification sounds
  • Option to disable background sounds
  • Automatic start/stop of focus and break timers
  • Customizable timer duration
  • Dark mode or theme options

Pomodoro Kingdom

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Focus timer

One-time1
  • Professional Version$2.99
None

Pomodoro Kingdom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focus timer free?
Focus timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pomodoro Kingdom free?
Pomodoro Kingdom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Focus timer or Pomodoro Kingdom have ads?
Both Focus timer and Pomodoro Kingdom show ads.

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